Word: racing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...million rows of corn south of Chicago. The festival has drawn 1,500 men, wom en and children from as far away as Mexico and Oregon. Clad in overalls, pedal pushers, business suits and military uniforms, they seem to represent every age group, income bracket, occupation-but only one race. "You're welcome to join us, as long as you're white," John R. Harrell, founder of the league, said over the phone a few days earlier. "We work with all races, but we don't believe in mixing them. We feel that almost...
...will be a lot worse than I think." Friends say that Kennedy is fatalistic about his life and about the special danger that he faces in running for President. For that reason, his family and closest friends refused their counsel when he asked for advice about getting into the race. To an outsider, one of them would admit only, "It's really scary." Says Kennedy: "I know how they feel. That's why it's a very personal decision...
...until a hilly, winding section between the four- and five-mile points did Murphy start to work his way to the front. With a little more than a mile left, the race for the lead came down to three people: Murphy, Predmore, and Eli Peter Wehrwein, who outkicked Murphy for the Big Three crown a week...
...back and forth through the first and second mile. The third time I sprinted out, this kid from Columbia yelled out 'Don't pay any attention to him, he's not going anywhere.' He was right, I wasn't, but I sure was bothering people," Murphy said after the race...
...What about the other race groups in the country? Is there co-operation between yourselves and the coloreds and Indians...